{"id":79824,"date":"2019-11-02T15:10:41","date_gmt":"2019-11-02T21:10:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/admin.patheos.com\/blogs\/danpeterson\/?p=79824"},"modified":"2019-11-16T21:54:41","modified_gmt":"2019-11-17T04:54:41","slug":"did-a-magic-world-view-influence-the-coming-forth-of-the-book-of-mormon","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.patheos.com\/blogs\/danpeterson\/2019\/11\/did-a-magic-world-view-influence-the-coming-forth-of-the-book-of-mormon.html","title":{"rendered":"“Did a \u201cMagic World View\u201d Influence the Coming Forth of the Book of Mormon?”"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<\/head>

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\"James<\/a>
A scene from the Interpreter Foundation\u2019s ongoing Witnesses<\/em> film project. (Still photograph courtesy of James Jordan.)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

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You are, I hope, aware of the lists of resources that the Interpreter Foundation regularly compiles for students and teachers who are involved in the Gospel Doctrine classes of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints<\/a>. \u00a0Here\u2019s the latest such list:<\/p>\n

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\u201cCome, Follow Me<\/em>\u00a0New Testament Lesson 42:\u00a0October 28\u2013November 3: \u00a01\u00a0and\u00a02 Timothy;\u00a0Titus;\u00a0Philemon\u201c Be Thou an Example of the Believers\u201d\u201d<\/a><\/p>\n

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And here is some additional<\/em> new material from the Interpreter Foundation:<\/p>\n

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\u201cInterpreter Radio Show \u2014 October 27, 2019\u201d<\/a><\/p>\n

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In this archived recording of the 27 October 2019 radio program, Steve Densley, Craig Foster and Dan Ellsworth discuss the dynamics of losing and recovering one\u2019s faith. Also included is a conversation on the upcoming\u00a0Come, Follow Me<\/em>\u00a0lesson #45 on the Epistle of James. \u00a0Commercial interruptions to the broadcast radio show have been excised, and, thanks to generous donations large and small, the recording is available (of course) at no charge.<\/p>\n

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If however, by any chance, you only want to hear\u00a0the discussion between Steve Densley, Craig Foster, and Dan Ellsworth of the upcoming\u00a0Come, Follow Me<\/em>\u00a0lesson #45 on the Epistle of James, it has been excerpted for your enlightenment, edification, and enjoyment. \u00a0And, once again, there is no charge:<\/p>\n

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Audio Roundtable:\u00a0Come, Follow Me<\/em>\u00a0New Testament Lesson 45\u00a0\u201cBe Ye Doers of the Word, and Not Hearers Only\u201d<\/em>\u00a0<\/a>
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It\u2019s been years and years since I\u2019ve been involved in this issue, though I was once intensively interested in it. \u00a0But the topic still exercises some, and so here\u2019s a piece (including a video) from Book of Mormon Central regarding it. \u00a0For what little it\u2019s worth, some of my work on the subject shows up in the footnotes:<\/p>\n

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\u201cDid a \u201cMagic World View\u201d Influence the Coming Forth of the Book of Mormon?\u201d<\/a><\/p>\n

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The original Witnesses<\/em>\u00a0film trailer hasn\u2019t yet been updated to replace borrowed footage from previous relevant movies (movies that had been created by our current producer, director, and writers) with footage recently captured for our own forthcoming feature film. \u00a0Editing of recently created footage is currently underway \u2014 a labor-intensive and time-consuming process \u2014 and a more up to date trailer will ultimately be created. \u00a0In the meanwhile, though, you will see some new and perhaps interesting material at the Witnesses Film website<\/a>, and I encourage you to take a look at it and even perhaps to check in on it once in a while:<\/p>\n

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